Museum. Photo: Marianne Knutsen Northern Lights Cathedral. Photo: jp-foto Alta BorealisAlta

Reindeer Sledding NEW! Snowmobile Tours Hiking in Alta Duration: 4-5 hours Duration: 4 hours Alta has extraordinary nature. Winter and summer, Take a journey into the interior of county. In winter, try driving your own snowmobile. A hikes and tours that range from moderate to Meet a Sami family, learn about their history and professional, experienced guide will outfit you and strenuous activity levels are available in many traditions, and go for a peaceful ride on a reindeer- teach you what you need to know. Ride through wild, locations and destinations in the Arctic wilderness. pulled sled along a frozen river. Arctic terrain as you explore the area. Hikes can be arranged for anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours. Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel Northern Lights Cathedral and BorealisAlta Duration: 2 hours Duration: 1.5 hours Overland Excursions (Jan-Apr) An elaborate and beautiful hotel made Tour Alta’s best-known landmark, the Northern Lights Duration: 7-10 hours entirely of snow and ice every winter. Decorated with Cathedral. Learn about the construction and Visit nearby towns and attractions, accompanied by a ice sculptures and carvings made by local artists. symbolism both inside and out at this unique guide with stories and local knowledge to bring the Around 30 rooms, plus lounges, a gallery, a chapel, architectural gem. Then, visit BorealisAlta inside the area to life. and a bar where even the glasses for drinks are made church building, a fun an interactive Northern Lights Hammerfest - the northernmost city in the world of ice. exhibition that will help bring the science and history Kautokeino - visit the unique Juhls silver gallery of the aurora borealis to life. Karasjok - Sapmi Park and Sami Parliament Ice Sculpture Course NEW! North Cape - visit the area’s northernmost point Duration: 3 hours (Jan-Apr) Join ice artists at the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel. Duration: 2 hours See the gorgeous and magical hotel interior, learn Dedicated to telling the story of and showing how the artists carved the ice and snow inside, and artefacts from the German Navy’s occupation of the try your own hand at making an ice sculpture. Alta area in World War II, with a focus on the fearsome battleship Tirpitz that was anchored here.

Alta Canyon. Photo: Roger Johansen Photography

PORT OF ALTA Shopping In city centre, 4 km from ship ANCHORAGE/TENDER Visiting address Havneveien 24, NO-9515 Alta Currency exchange None Ship tenders allowed Yes Mailing address Havneveien 24, NO-9515 Alta Internet access in pier area No Type of bottom Sand ALTA Phone +47 78 44 69 10 Distance to airport < 1 km Depth 30-45 m in harbour, 8.4 m alongside pier E-mail [email protected] Distance to city centre 4 km Distance from anchorage to Tender Pier ca 300-500 m Internett www.altahavn.no Distance nearest hospital Hammerfest, 2-hour drive The City of the Northern Lights Maritime contact person Arnt Nilsen E- mail contact person [email protected] PORT SERVICE/FACILITIES & INFORMATION Phone contact person +47 78 44 69 10 LNG None Pilot channel None Supplies available Yes, depending on what is needed For thousands of years, people have lived in this sheltered area at the end of the . Today, the people are still Waste Removed by container and truck here, but they’ve added a central harbour, airport and modern infrastructure. The darkness of winter holds our elusive TOURIST INFORMATION Grey water Yes, by truck Visiting address Bjørn Wirkolas vei 11, NO-9510 Alta Tugboats Hammerfest, 48 hours advance notice, Arctic jewel, the Northern Lights, and Alta has been a favoured spot for scientists and tourists alike to observe them for Mailing address Bjørn Wirkolas vei 11, NO-9510 Alta, price includes transit time Phone +47 991 00 022 Anchorage In Bukta harbour, just off the pier over a hundred years. In the summer, the Midnight Sun lights the way for outdoor tours, adventures and exploration. E-mail [email protected] Ship tender facilities Alta Havn pier, ca 500 m from dogsleds, reindeer, riverboats, Stone Age carvings, Sami culture and more... it’s no wonder people come from around the Internett www.visitalta.no terminal quay and anchorage Distance from port 4 km Tidal movement 2.43 m tidal difference world to visit. Gangway available (8 /10 /12 m) No GENERAL INFORMATION Seawalk No Guide Service North Adventure AS, +47 78 44 50 50, ISPS approved Yes [email protected] Restrictions in harbour No Turnaround facilities No Maximum ship length 275m ATTRACTIONS/ EXCURSIONS Alta Canyon (Sautso) and Dam Pæskatun Terminal/Restrooms in pier area No Maximum ship draft Harbour depth 30-45 m Duration: 4 hours Duration: 2 hours Shuttle bus Provided when contracted by ships Maximum beam 40 m Alta Museum Sautso, northern Europe’s biggest canyon, lies 45 km Slate quarry in the rugged hills near Alta. The hosts Parking place for buses Outside of ISPS area Maximum air draft 60 m Duration: 2 hours outside Alta. In summer, journey to the canyon, stop demonstrate old and new techniques for producing Public transportation Bus stop 500 m from pier Crew facilities None This award-winning museum sits amid thousands of for photos, and tour the 110-metre-tall dam that is slate, and tell the history of the rough and difficult Stone Age rock carvings, visible in summer. Indoor part of Norway’s power generation system. trade that has been a cornerstone of the Alta exhibits year-round. It also has one of the best views economy for two centuries. Be the first human ever of Altafjord, no matter what the weather. Riverboat Tours to touch a 700-million-year-old rock surface! Duration: 2 hours Hunting for the Aurora Borealis The area’s old-style wooden riverboats are still very Home Visit With Local Artisans Duration: 3-4 hours much in use during the summer. Join an experienced Duration: 2 hours Join your guides out under the winter night sky to pilot and cruise along the river through often shallow Visit with a local knitting or sewing expert in their search for the elusive and beautiful Northern Lights. and white water. Boat trips can be arranged lasting home studio. Learn about traditional Norwegian Enjoy the quiet of the Arctic wilderness as you from 20 minutes to 2 hours. handicrafts and compare notes with local artisans Aviation area search, and let the guides help you set up your over coffee or tea. camera just right. Dogsled Riding, Driver or Passenger Duration: 3 hours Maze and Cavzo Safari Quay Length Draft Airdraft Beam Height Drive your own dogsled, or take the passenger seat Duration: 4-5 hours Terminalkaia 169 m 9.5 m - 40 m 3 m Marinekaia King Crab Safari Terminalkaia Duration: 4 hours and just enjoy the ride. In summer, use a wheeled A genuine Sami village on the high plateau south of Marinekaia 59 m 10.5 m - - 2.5 m Travel to the fjord coast outside of Alta to the tiny cart instead of the sled. Learn about the sport and Alta. In summer, take riverboats to a nearby old fishing village of Storekorsnes. You’ll have a chance raising huskies from a veteran dog musher. church, or farther up to the Alta Dam in Sautso. In winter, take part in “Sami Games” to learn about the 1 500 m to see king crab in the dockside aquarium, learn more = anchorage about them, and then sample the delicious crab in a old ways. SCALE nearby grillhouse.

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